Toronto, ON – Canadian Music Week has announced the nominees for the 2014 SiriusXM Indies – 14th Annual Independent Music Awards. Canadian hip-hop is well represented among the nominated artists being honoured across 37 categories.

Enfield, Nova Scotia rapper-producer, Classified, leads the pack with a total of six nominations while Shad sits just behind the Maritimes star with four. The nominations for the Rap/Hip-Hop Artist/Group or Duo of the Year category includes those two guys along with Winnipeg’s Grand Analog, Toronto’s Rich Kidd and Vancouver’s SonReal.

Rich and SonReal also picked up a nomination under Collaboration of the Year for their work on The Closers. Kardinal Offishall picked up a nod in the same category for his work with JRDN on “Can’t Choose,” and Drake is featured on The Weeknd’s “Live For” single, also nominated for being a top collaboration. In the Songwriter of the Year category, Canadian hip-hop is represented by CP Records artist and songwriter, Belly, acknowledged for his work with The Weeknd, Mia Martina, Massari and other artists.

In what is considered to be the most important categories for many award show enthusiasts, Canadian hip-hop has a shot at both. Shad’s Flying Colours is up for Album of the Year and Classified’s “Inner Ninja” can take home Single of the Year. Both MCs have a shot at the Artist of the Year distinction.

Click the jump for the full list of nominees and the offcial press release.

2014 SiriusXM Indie Awards Press Release

2014 SiriusXM Indie Awards Nominees and Performers announced

Canadian Music Week is proud to announce the nominees for the 2014 SiriusXM Indies – 14th Annual Independent Music Awards. Arcade Fire, City and Colour, Shad, The Weeknd, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend and Chance the Rapper are among the nominated artists being honoured across 37 categories on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at the Kool Haus in Toronto. Full list of nominees is below.

Celebrating the best of independent music – both Canadian and International – the show will feature special performances from nominated artists, including Hollerado, Mounties, Born Ruffians, Ponctuation and The Strumbellas. Sweden’s internationally acclaimed Little Dragon will headline the SiriusXM Indies with an exclusive concert performance, along with Canadian legends The Hidden Cameras.

Hosted by SiriusXM Canada’s Jeff Leake, the 2014 SiriusXM Indies will be broadcast live for SiriusXM subscribers in Canada and the U.S. on “The Verge” (XM 173) and “Iceberg” (Sirius 161) English and French winners of the Emerging Artist of the Year categories will receive a $5,000 bursary from SiriusXM Canada.

Both public and industry votes decide the winners. Fans can vote online for their favourites as of Monday, March 31 at www.indies.ca.

Tickets for the show will be available to purchase as of this Friday, March 21st at 10 a.m. through Ticketweb, Rotate This and Soundscapes; online at www.indies.ca; or 1-855-985-5000 to charge by phone.

MOST PLAYED INDEPENDENT ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
City and Colour (Dine Alone Records)
Classified (Black Box Recordings)
Head of the Herd (Head of the Herd)
J.V. Project (Ultra Music)
Monster Truck (Dine Alone Records)

COUNTRY ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Daniel Romano (Normaltown Records)
Dean Brody (Maple Music Recordings)
Small Town Pistols (604 Records)
The Good Family (Latent Recordings)
Tim Hicks (Maple Music Recordings)

WORLD ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
David Buchbinder & Odessa/Havana (Tzadik)
Jaron Freeman-Fox & the Opposite of Everything (Independent)
Kobo Town (Independent)
Lemon Bucket Orkestra (Independent)
Sultans of String (Independent)

INTERNATIONAL GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Disclosure (PMR Records)
Foals (Transgressive)
Jimmy Eat World (Dine Alone Records)
The National (4AD)
Vampire Weekend (XL Recordings)

@HipHopCanada is Canada's largest source for Canadian hip-hop. Check back regularly for new music, videos, stories and discussion. Be sure to follow our updates on Twitter @HipHopCanada. This account is maintained by various members of the HipHopCanada team.